The deadly threat of the TDS Virus

By Chuck MuthWhen President Trump suggested that anti-malaria drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine “might” be effective in treating the Wuhan virus, the media and Trump-hating Democrats scoffed. Including Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak who banned doctors from prescribing it.
They accused Trump of “raising false hopes in the American public.” Blamed him when an Arizona man died after eating fish tank cleaner
rather than getting the medication from a doctor. Hell, MSDNC’s Chuck Todd on Sunday went so far as to suggest the President had “blood on his hands.”
Here’s exactly what the President said on March 22…
“There’s been some tremendous signs that this could work. Now, again, you know, some doctors think it should go for years in testing. But,
you know, this has been something that’s been around for many years. It’s been phenomenal — a strong, powerful drug for malaria. But we think it might work on this, based on evidence – based on very strong evidence. We’re going to see. We’re going to know on — you know,
sometime after Tuesday.” “Could work.” “Might work.” Never guaranteed. “We’re going to see.”
Well, on Saturday we saw France sanction use of the drugs after “78 out of 80 patients treated with chloroquine recovered within five days.” And on Sunday night we saw the FDA issue “an emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine.”
Sounds like the President was right. Again.
If we’re not careful, more people are going to die from Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) than the Wuhan virus. Trump vs. Sisolak President Donald Trump has done extensive daily live briefings, with reporters asking (often stupid) questions. And he’s demonstrated a remarkable grasp of a wide variety of issues related to the ongoing Wuhan virus crisis.
He’s also included Dr. Fauci and Dr. Birx in the briefings. Bona fide, well-established medical professionals who instill confidence.
And all the while it’s been CLEAR the president really, really, really wants to allow Americans to get back to work as soon as safely possible. “I want our life back again,” the President said in the Rose Garden yesterday.
So when he extended the “15 Days to Flatten the Spread” advisory until the end of April, people accepted that the situation was still serious enough to warrant the extension. They fully understand and accept that he’s trying to make sure the cure isn’t worse than the disease.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, by comparison, has been a leadership disaster. He’s done Facebook briefings. Rarely has taken questions from the media. And only if pre-screened and read out loud by a staffer. No follow-up.
And the sound quality and choreography has been just awful. The perception conveyed is that this is amateur hour. Not exactly a confidence-builder.
It also seems that every briefing includes a clarification of something contradictory he said in a previous briefing — including constant changes as to what is and isn’t an “essential” business — leaving the public confused, fearful, unnecessarily stressed and in many cases…angry.
As political commentator Orrin Johnson wrote a couple days ago… “Governor Sisolak’s most significant handicap is his inability to effectively communicate what he is doing and why. His habit of announcing first and providing regulations later is a bad one, and makes what are defensible policies into suspicious and ominous sounding headlines around the country. It undermines our ability to trust that he’s got a plan, knows what he’s doing, and has the situation in Nevada under control.” Exactly.
The governor’s also told us he’s relying on the advice of a medical expert that the Washington Times reported isn’t even licensed to practice medicine in the U.S. He’s also appointed an unelected Corona-Czar who’s known throughout the gaming community as “The Lord of Layoffs.”
In addition, Gov. Sisolak has also constantly deflected blame; criticizing the federal government for his own administration’s failure to anticipate and react appropriately to the situation — including falsely accusing the President of saying “you guys go out and take care of yourself.”
That’s NOT what the President said, and Sisolak knows it. So while a majority of Americans trust President Trump when he says the health protocols need to be extended until the end of April, a large number of Nevadans wouldn’t trust Gov. Sisolak if he said you should take Ex-Lax for constipation.
It’s easy to sell fear. But it takes a real leader to sell confidence and hope. Sorry, but we don’t have one in Nevada. America got Winston Churchill. Nevada got Neville Chamberlain.
Another Coming Disaster Gov. Sisolak is Ignoring Gov. Sisolak said: “Every social contact increases your risk of exposure. The bigger the group, the higher your risk.”
As such, he ordered a ban on people gathering in groups of ten or more, even in parks and playgrounds and their own homes. Yet he specifically EXEMPTED the homeless from his order.
Two days ago it was announced that they were going to start gathering up to 500 homeless people in a make-shift overnight camp at Cashman
Field since the virus has now reached the homeless population — a population not exactly known for its hygiene.
Without doubt, the Wu-Flu is now bound to spread quickly and widely among the homeless — if it hasn’t already.
So if every social contact increases your risk of exposure — and the bigger the group, the higher the risk — shouldn’t they be quarantined instead of exempted?
And shouldn’t there also be a public health ban on pan-handling, especially since law enforcement is now going around shutting down small businesses, even those taking safety precautions?
Chuck Muth is president of CitizenOutreach.org and publisher of NevadaNewsandViews.com. He blogs at MuthsTruths.com. His views are his
own.

City Council votes an abeyance of ordinance to jail developers
By Alexandra Cohen
De Oro Media Group
Las Vegas Tribune Exclusive
Tuesday the Las Vegas City Council Recommending Committee voted for an
abeyance on the controversial ordinance — Bill No. 2018-24 — sponsored
by City Councilman Steve Seroka, a councilman who is being sued in
Federal Court by developer Yohan Lowie for bias. This abeyance now
moves the bill to the September 4, 2018 Recommending Committee, then
to be heard by the full City Council on September 6.
The proposed bill will severally penalize developers with excessive
fines and jail time for not abiding by new standards. The bill is
opposed by the Commercial Real Estate Development Association (NAIOP),
The Latin Chamber of Commerce and Laborers Local 872, along with
others in the building and trades community. The bill NO.2018-24, also
known as the «Yohan Lowie bill,” is an ordinance to amend LVMC Title
19 (The Unified Development Code) to adopt additional standards and
requirements regarding the repurposing of certain golf courses and
open spaces.
The ordinance was met with strong position from those speaking at
today’s meeting. Tommy White, Secretary Treasurer of the Laborers
Local 872 said “this City Council is sending the wrong message to not
only the local building community, but to the entire nation. This is
simply government overreach.” Mr. White vowed to bring 600 of his
union members to the next meeting to protest the flawed ordinance.
Peter Guzman, President of the Latin Chamber of Commerce, stated, “I
have received numerous calls from my members opposed to this
ordinance. This ordinance is contrary to our group’s philology and
focus of promoting commerce and growth in our community.” Todd Davis,
General Council, EHB Companies pointed out to the Recommending
Committee that “the Agenda states ‘NO FISCAL IMPACT,’ when clearly
there is a fiscal impact to taxpayers ranging from substantial legal
fees to defend the ordinance, to hundreds of millions of dollars if
the ordinance is found to be a taking.”
Councilwoman Michele Fiore publically and vehemently objected to the
ordinance in the July 18 council meeting and at times verbally sparred
with the bill sponsor, Councilman Seroka, citing that the ordinance
started as a 5-page ordinance and FAILED in the Las Vegas Planning
Commission by a 5 to 1 vote. Now, behind the scenes, it has been
expanded to a 13-page document and is being considered for approval.
Developer Yohan Lowie, stated, “this is typical of the corruption and
disingenuous acts of certain members of the city of Las Vegas who have
demonstrated for the past three years, and one of the reasons why I am
in litigation with Councilman Seroka and Bob Coffin for the animus
they continue to display. They are enacting a law to create criminal
penalties for the property no longer being a golf course and no longer
being green. All property owners should be concerned.” This bill may
be as far-reaching as to affect individual homeowners living in a golf
course community.
SECTION 7 in the bill states: Whenever in this ordinance any act is
prohibited or is made or declared to be unlawful... the doing of such
prohibited act or the failure to do any such required act shall
constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished by a fine of not more than $1,000.00 or by imprisonment for a
term of not more than six months.
Mr. Lowie has hired famed criminal defense lawyer David Chesnoff to
represent his interests in possible forthcoming criminal offenses that
may arise from this bill. Additionally, along with attorney and Lt.
Governor Mark Hutchison the City has been put on notice through a
letter, which states the City will be in violation of the EX Post
Facto Clause and Equal Protection Clause and a Taking by Eminent
Domain.
After the July 18 city council meeting, developer Yohan Lowie stated,
“If they want to put me in jail, they can. I will fight to my last
breath to prevent the City from EVER taking my property away. I will
continue to fight this matter all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court to
get justice.”